Council settles on 3% tax increase for 2022

The final motion of 3%, which will equate to an average of an additional $70 per household in 2022, was carried with a vote of eight to one with only Councillor Kyle Sampson voting against it.

“I just can’t do it,” said Sampson who insisted he was not in agreement about using that amount of COVID-19 funding for a tax levy number he would’ve liked much lower.

Council rejected a budget enhancement from the Prince George RCMP of roughly $200k, along with a budget of $250k to re-open the public washrooms at Canada Games Plaza.

The Human Resources department was handed a reduction of $150k, along with a cut of $82k to the Economic Development division removing a vacant position.

The snow control budget was reduced by $200k along with a slash of $450k to the roads budget for 2022.

Several other reductions were proposed throughout the evening, including to the Emergency Programs department, Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships division, and a larger reduction to HR which was sized down.

by Caden Fanshaw

Council settles on 3% tax increase for 2022

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